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- the present invention relates to a visual inspection device and, more particularly, to a hand-held visual inspection device for viewing confined or otherwise difficult to access locations.
- Visual inspection devices e.g., borescopes, endoscopes, or the like
- tradespeople such as plumbers, electricians, mechanics, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) professionals, welders, carpenters, MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) professionals, or the like, with means to view locations that are inaccessible without dismantling or removing surrounding structures.
- visual inspection devices are used to inspect inside pipes, walls, floors, aircraft or automobile engines, or other equipment that include narrow, small, and/or dark passageways.
- the invention provides, in one aspect, a visual inspection device including a housing, a handle coupled to the housing that is grasped by a user while the device is in use, an articulating camera unit coupled to the housing, and a display unit coupled to the housing to display an image transmitted by the articulating camera unit.
- FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a visual inspection device of the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a partial cutaway view of an articulating camera unit exploded from a housing of the visual inspection device of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the visual inspection device with the articulating camera unit installed in an alternate orientation.
- FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of the visual inspection device of FIG. 1 with a thermal imaging unit installed rather than the articulating camera unit.
- FIG. 5 is an exploded, rear perspective view of the visual inspection device of FIG. 1 with an intermediate module coupling the housing to a display unit.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the articulating camera unit installed to the housing of the visual inspection device.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an articulating section of a flexible cable of the articulating camera unit, illustrating a camera oriented coaxially with the articulating section.
- FIG. 8 is a plan view of the articulating section and camera of FIG. 7 , illustrating the camera oriented transversely to the remainder of the flexible cable.
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged, perspective view of another articulating section incorporated in an articulating camera unit for use with the visual inspection device of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of a disc of the articulating section shown in FIG. 9 .
- FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of another disc for use in the articulating section of FIG. 9 .
- FIG. 1 illustrates a visual inspection device 10 configured as a hand-held unit for a user (e.g., a plumber, an electrician, a mechanic, an HVAC professional, a welder, a carpenter, an MRO professional, or the like) to view the interior of a confined space (e.g., a pipe, a wall, a floor, an engine, or the like).
- the visual inspection device 10 includes a housing 14 and a handle 18 extending from the housing 14 that is grasped by a user while the device is in use.
- the visual inspection device 10 also includes a battery pack 16 supported by the handle 18 for powering the device.
- the handle 18 includes a cavity (not shown) in which the battery pack 16 is removably received.
- Such a battery pack 16 may be configured as a rechargeable power tool battery pack 16 that is usable with a variety of power tools (e.g., drills, screwdrivers, saws, or the like).
- the battery pack 16 may be a twelve-volt (12V) battery pack.
- the battery pack 16 may also include three battery cells having, for example, a lithium (Li), lithium-ion (Li-ion), or other lithium-based chemistry.
- the battery cells may have a chemistry of lithium-cobalt (Li—Co), lithium-manganese (Li—Mn) spinel, or Li—Mn nickel.
- each battery cell may have a nominal voltage of about, for example, 3.6V, 4.0V, or 4.2V.
- the battery cells may have a nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride, or lead acid battery chemistry.
- the battery pack 16 may include fewer or more battery cells, and/or each battery cell may have a different nominal voltage.
- the visual inspection device 10 further includes an articulating camera unit 22 coupled to the housing 14 and a display unit 26 having a screen 30 for displaying an image transmitted by the articulating camera unit 22 .
- the articulating camera unit 22 includes a flexible cable 34 having a first or proximal end 38 coupled to the housing 14 and a second or distal end 42 .
- the articulating camera unit 22 further includes a camera 46 coupled to the distal end 42 of the flexible cable 34 .
- the camera 46 transmits image data through the flexible cable 34 , though other forms of data may also be transmitted through the flexible cable 34 (e.g., sound, etc.).
- Such a camera is described and shown in U.S. Pat. No. 8,189,043, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- the articulating camera unit 22 also includes an articulation mechanism 54 for articulating and maneuvering the camera 46 relative to the flexible cable 34 .
- the articulation mechanism 54 includes an actuator 58 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 ) that is manipulatable by a user of the visual inspection device 10 to articulate the camera 46 relative to the flexible cable 34 .
- the actuator 58 is a dial 62 that is rotatable in a first direction (e.g., counter-clockwise) for articulating the camera 46 in a first direction (e.g., left) relative to the flexible cable 34 .
- the dial 62 is rotatable in a second direction (e.g., clockwise) for articulating the camera 46 in a second direction (e.g., right) relative to the flexible cable 34 .
- the user of the visual inspection device 10 may selectively articulate or maneuver the camera 46 in a certain direction by rotating the dial 62 .
- the actuator 58 may be configured differently to provide an alternative user interface (e.g. a slider, a lever, etc.).
- the articulating mechanism 54 also includes a continuous wire 66 disposed within and routed through the flexible cable 34 .
- a first end 70 of the wire 66 is attached to the camera 46 at a first location radially offset from a longitudinal axis 78 of the camera 46
- a second end 82 of the wire 66 is attached to the camera 46 at a second location radially offset from the longitudinal axis 78 of the camera 46 ( FIG. 7 ).
- the first and second ends 70 , 82 of the wire 66 are attached to the camera 46 on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis 78 .
- the ends of the wire 70 , 82 may be attached to the camera 46 at other locations.
- a middle portion 90 of the wire 66 is wrapped around a pulley 84 which, in turn, is coupled for co-rotation with the dial 62 such that tension may be developed in the wire 66 proximate one of the first and second ends 70 , 82 in response to rotation of the dial 62 ( FIG. 6 ).
- rotation of the dial 62 in a first direction e.g., counter-clockwise
- rotation of the dial 62 in a second direction e.g., clockwise
- the user may rotate the dial 62 to turn the camera 46 to the left or right as shown in FIG.
- the articulation mechanism 22 may further include two additional pulleys 92 ( FIG. 6 ) in contact with respective lengths of the continuous wire 66 to reduce friction on the wire 66 as it is redirected into the flexible cable 34 and toward the camera 46 .
- the articulating camera unit 22 includes a mount 94 upon which the dial 62 is rotatably coupled.
- the mount 94 is removably coupled to the housing 14 in multiple orientations ( FIGS. 1 and 3 ) to allow a user of the visual inspection device 10 to orient the dial 62 in a position that is either more comfortable or accessible for the user.
- the housing 14 includes a boss 98 having a square cross-sectional shape
- the mount 94 includes a receptacle 102 having a corresponding square cross-sectional shape in which the boss 98 is received.
- the boss 98 and the receptacle 102 may be configured having any of a number of different non-circular cross-sectional shapes to inhibit relative rotation between the mount 94 and the housing 14 .
- the mount 94 includes a detent or quick-release latch mechanism 104 for positively securing the mount 94 to the housing 14 in each of the different orientations shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 .
- the latch mechanism 104 includes pivotable arms 108 and corresponding buttons 112 for actuating the arms 108 between a spring-biased, radially inward position (shown in FIG. 2 ) and a radially outward position. As shown in FIG. 6 , distal ends of the arms 108 are received within an annular groove 116 of an electrical connector 106 , described in more detail below, for securing the mount 94 to the housing 14 in each of the different orientations shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 .
- the detent or quick-release latch mechanism 104 allows the user of the visual inspection device 10 to quickly attach the articulating camera unit 22 to the housing 14 and remove the articulating camera unit 22 from the housing 14 .
- the quick-release latch mechanism 104 may be omitted, and a snug fit may be employed between the boss 98 and the receptacle 102 for retaining the mount 94 to the housing 14 .
- the visual inspection device 10 includes an electrical connector 106 extending from the housing 14 , and the articulating camera unit 22 includes a mating electrical connector 110 within the mount 94 .
- the electrical connector 106 is a multi-conductor cylindrical jack 114 and the electrical connector 110 is a corresponding cylindrical socket 118 located adjacent the receptacle 102 of the mount 94 .
- the electrical connector 106 is a four-conductor jack with an insulator (not shown) surrounding the jack 114
- the electrical connector 110 is a mating four-conductor socket 118 .
- Such an electrical connector 106 is otherwise known as a Tip Ring Ring Sleeve (TRRS) connector.
- the electrical connectors 106 , 110 may be configured in different ways, and may employ any of a number of different conductors depending upon the number of signals or channels of data that must be transmitted by the camera 46 .
- the cylindrical configuration of the jack 114 and the corresponding socket 118 enables the articulating camera unit 22 to be mounted to the housing 14 in multiple orientations to position the dial 62 in accordance with the user's comfort or ease of accessibility.
- the articulating camera unit 22 is capable of being mounted to the housing 14 in four different orientations corresponding to the square cross-sectional shape of the boss 98 and the mount receptacle 102 ( FIG. 2 )
- the boss 98 and the mount receptacle 102 may be configured in any of a number of non-circular cross-sectional shapes to permit more mounting orientations of the articulating camera unit 22 to accommodate additional placements of the dial 62 relative to the housing 14 .
- the electrical connector 106 extends from a rear side of the housing 14 but it is not limited to that location.
- a thermal imager unit 134 may be coupled to the electrical connector 106 and interchangeable with the articulating camera unit 22 .
- the thermal imager unit 134 includes a thermal camera (not shown), an interface module 138 , and a flexible cable 142 interconnecting the thermal camera and the module 138 .
- the interface module 138 includes a receptacle (not shown) having a square cross-sectional shape and an electrical connector (e.g., a TRRS-style electrical socket, not shown) accessible through the receptacle that is electrically connectable to the electrical connector 106 on the housing 14 .
- the interface module 138 may be supported upon the housing 14 in four different orientations, one of which is shown in FIG. 4 .
- the module 138 may also include a similar detent mechanism or quick-release latch mechanism as that used in the articulating camera unit 22 so the module 138 may be secured to the boss 98 on the housing 14 in a similar manner.
- the module 138 includes a user interface 154 including buttons 158 for selecting options associated with the thermal imager unit 134 (e.g. temperature range, color schemes, etc.).
- An adapter may be coupled to the electrical connector 106 and interchangeable with either of the articulating camera unit 22 or the thermal imager unit 134 for using the visual inspection device 10 with a conventional sewer camera reel (not shown).
- a sewer camera reel includes a reel having an extended length (e.g., upwards of 200 feet) of flexible cable and a camera attached to a distal end of the flexible cable.
- the adapter includes a mount similar to the mount 94 of the articulating camera unit 22 , an electrical connector (not shown) of a particular style for connection to the sewer camera reel, and an electrical cable interconnecting the electrical connector and the mount.
- the adapter includes an electrical connector (e.g., a TRRS-style electrical socket) within the mount for connecting to the electrical connector 106 on the housing 14 .
- the display unit 26 is removably coupled to the housing 14 to allow a user to hold the display unit 26 separately from the remainder of the visual inspection device 10 during use. As such, the user may hold the display unit 26 steady, or place the display unit 26 on a stationary support surface, while maneuvering the remainder of the visual inspection device 10 during an inspection.
- the display unit 26 is slidably coupled to the housing 14 using a tongue and groove arrangement, with the housing 14 including parallel grooves 174 in which respective tongues or ribs 176 on the display unit 26 are slidably received.
- the display unit 26 may be removably coupled to the housing 14 using any of a number of different physical connections.
- the visual inspection device 10 includes a wireless transmitter (e.g., a frequency modulated radio transmitter) positioned in the housing 14 for transmitting the image from either the camera unit 22 or the thermal imager unit 134 and a corresponding wireless receiver positioned in the display unit 26 for viewing the image on the screen 30 .
- a wireless transmitter e.g., a frequency modulated radio transmitter
- the visual inspection device 10 includes corresponding electrical contacts on the housing 14 and the display unit 26 that are engaged when the display unit 26 is attached to the housing 14 such that transmission of the image from either the camera unit 22 or the thermal imager unit 134 to the display unit 26 occurs through the electrical contacts.
- the wireless transmitter and receiver are automatically activated to provide a seamless transition from transmitting the image through the engaged electrical contacts to transmitting the image wirelessly using the wireless transmitter and receiver.
- the wireless transmitter and receiver are automatically deactivated to provide a seamless transition back to transmitting the image through the engaged electrical contacts.
- the visual inspection device 10 may also include a module 178 selectively interconnecting the display unit 26 and the housing 14 and another wireless transmitter positioned in the module 178 for transmitting the image from either the camera unit 22 or the thermal imager unit 134 to a mobile electronic device (e.g., a smart phone, a tablet, etc.).
- a mobile electronic device e.g., a smart phone, a tablet, etc.
- the wireless transmitter in the module 178 may be a short-wavelength radio transmitter using Wi-Fi technology.
- other transmitters e.g., a BLUETOOTH transmitter
- the module 178 includes pass-through electrical contacts that electrically interconnect the respective electrical contacts on the housing 14 and the display unit 26 when the module 178 interconnects the housing 14 and the display unit 26 .
- the wireless transmitter in the module 178 also receives the image from the engaged electrical contacts on the housing 14 and the pass-through electrical contacts on the module 178 .
- the module 178 may be utilized for transmitting the image to remote users' mobile devices, regardless of whether the display unit 26 is attached to the module 178 .
- the flexible cable 34 includes an articulating section 212 for articulating or adjusting the position of the camera 46 relative to the remainder of the cable 34 .
- the articulating section 212 includes spaced discs 216 interconnected by parallel coil springs 220 . As such, the coil springs 220 maintain the discs 216 in a biased, linear orientation in which the articulating section 212 of the cable 34 is substantially coaxial with the camera 46 .
- Lengths of the continuous wire 66 are disposed within respective sheaths 228 for protecting the lengths of wire 66 between the articulating section 212 and the mount 94 .
- respective lengths of the wire 66 routed through the sheaths 228 , are spiral-wound around a plurality of electrical wires 232 leading to the camera 46 .
- a distal end of the sheaths 228 terminates in a first 216 a of the discs 216
- respective lengths of the wire 66 are routed through apertures 236 in the individual discs 216 , with the respective ends 70 , 82 of the wire 66 being attached to the camera 46 in the manner described above.
- the sheaths 228 and corresponding lengths of wire 66 are twisted or spiral-wound around the electrical wires 232 along the length of the flexible cable 34 , excluding the articulating section 212 , to prevent pre-tensioning the wire 66 when the flexible cable 34 is adjusted or manipulated by the user. Accordingly, adjusting the flexible cable 34 does not impart any unwanted movement to the articulating section 212 or the camera 46 .
- the user may grasp and manipulate the flexible cable 34 to position the camera 46 , and may also actuate the wire 66 to turn the camera 46 and obtain an additional degree of freedom.
- the coil springs 220 bend and the individual discs 216 in the articulating section 212 skew to thereby turn the camera 46 in a first direction ( FIG. 8 ).
- the coil springs 220 bend and the individual discs 216 in the articulating section 212 skew to thereby turn the camera 46 in an opposite, second direction (shown in phantom in FIG. 8 ).
- the lengths of wire 66 are tensioned by rotating the dial 62 in the manner described above.
- FIG. 9 illustrates another articulating camera unit 300 for use with the visual inspection device 10 of FIG. 1 .
- the articulating camera unit 300 includes an articulating section 302 having a series of spaced discs 304 interconnected by parallel resilient cables 308 (e.g., high-strand count stainless steel cable) that behave as springs for biasing the discs 304 in a linear orientation in which the articulating section 302 is substantially coaxial with a camera 306 .
- the discs 304 include a center aperture 312 for electrical wires (e.g., wires 232 ; FIG. 7 ) to pass through, and two apertures 316 for respective lengths of a continuous wire 320 to pass through ( FIG. 9 ).
- each of the discs 304 includes two slots 324 ( FIG. 10 ) formed within respective tabs 328 on opposite sides of the disc 304 , and the resilient cables 308 are received within the slots 324 ( FIG. 9 ).
- the resilient cables 308 are positioned within the slots 324 and the tabs 328 are crimped to mechanically deform the slots 324 , thereby securing the resilient cables 308 to each of the discs 304 .
- the articulating camera unit 300 operates in an identical manner as the unit 22 described above and shown in FIGS. 1-8 .
- FIG. 11 illustrates an alternative construction of a disc 400 for use in the articulating camera unit 300 of FIG. 9 .
- the disc 400 includes a center aperture 404 for electrical wires (e.g., wires 232 ; FIG. 7 ) to pass through, and two apertures 408 ( FIG. 11 ) for respective lengths of the continuous wire 320 to pass through, similar to the disc 304 .
- the disc 400 includes two slots 412 formed on opposite sides of the disc 400 in which the resilient cables 308 are received.
- the resilient cables 308 are welded (i.e., electrically welded) or soldered to the disc 400 to interconnect a plurality of the discs 400 .
- the disc 400 can be made of different materials.
- the disc 400 may be made from stainless steel, and for soldering the resilient cables 308 to the disc 400 (e.g., using silver solder), the disc 400 may be made from brass or stainless steel.
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